Byebye Big Bum Phase 2!

Hello, jjjay! I've just skip-read through this diary, dipping in and out. You are one really impressive woman!


Cheers for the exercise and great about being three flights of stairs away from a kitchen! I expect you'll be back under 200 in a jiffy, and then... downards all the way!
 
So, in summary, today I feel fat and unattractive but valued and smart.



Great way of lookin at it. :)
 
Thanks guys - nice to see you again Trusylver - will hop on over to your thread this weekend to see how you are getting on!


Noparnsips - sounds like you need a medal for even dipping in and out!! You are right...I AM going to get back under 200lbs. Not sure why I stopped hanging out in here as this site is so motivating and helpful. Giveing it a go again diary is also on my list for reading up! It looks like we are around the same place - wanting to get down to 150, 200lbs ish....lets see how we do!!


Flumes :) Got to see the up in every down!! That's my new motto.


SO NOW FOR THE SCIENCE!


Ok, today I've been looking at basel rate and calorie intake. Apparently, for my height/current weight, my Basel Metabolic Rate is 1710.


So, there are the following multipliers:

Sendatary lifestyle - x1.2 = 2052 cals to maintain

Lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days a week) - x1.375 = 2351 cals to maintain

Moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days a week) - x1.55 = 2650 cals to maintain


So with cycling 20 miles (or 2.2 hours of hard exercise) 3 days a week and whatever walking/cycling I can fit in around that, I reakon I'm somewhere between 2350-2650 to maintain. Lets say 2500 as a middle ground.


To lose 2lbs, I need a 7000 cals deficiency.


If I'm eating 1700-2000 calories a day, thats a 500-800 deficiency per day, or 3500 - 5600 per week. Which would work out about 2-3lbs every couple of weeks.


So really, I need to cut down on food by a couple of hundred calories - say to 1500 cals and up the exercise so that I hit the BMR of 2650, creating a deficiency of 1150 per day, or 8050 per week, meaning a loss of 9-10lbs per month. The more I can cycle to work, the better this looks. So I am going to try for 3 days a week, rain or shine.


I also dug out my mp3 of Paul McKenna's nerolingistic programming. Not sure how or why it worked but listening to it once a day last time really stopped me wanting to snack. Worth a go again!


Oh and food today:


Breakfast - 2 pancakes - 300 cals

cup of tea - 20 cals

Oaty snack things - 210 cals

Subway club wrap for lunch - 420 cals

2 cups of tea - 40 cals

1 can of pepsi max - 1 cal

10 jelly beans - 90 cals

chicken with bacon and cheese, creamed cabbage, brocolli and carrots - 580 + 84 + 27 + 25 = 716 cals



Total so far: 1797 cals
 
That's my girl!


I can tell you are into the groove again! To tediously mathematically figure out how many calories you will need to achieve your goal tells me you are determined to do this. Also think when you are conscious and hesitant about everything that you eat, you prove you are in control of the situation.


Way to go Jjjay! Rock it!!!!
 
hehehe. Sorry...have inadvertantly revealed that I am a bit of a maths geek!!


Today's task is to keepy to 1500 cals and to sort my ticker out.


The good news...no...the GREAT NEWS is that on the scales this morning (first time since 11 days ago), I weighed in this morning at 205. So that's 3lbs down! (maybe even more as I was 208-210lbs depending on where I stood on the scale LOL!!)


These were my aims at the 're'start:



7 June - lose 3lbs (205lbs) - done by 10 June

14 June - lose 3lbs (202lbs) (meet X)

21 June - lose 3lbs (199lbs)


I can just feel the momentum starting to gather! Another couple of lbs and my weight loss mechanism will kick in - you know, the bit that says "ooh look at THIS...how I now look just becuase I didn't eat THAT over the last few weeks...so why on earth would I want to eat THAT now?"


Ah. It would appear that no-one has any tickers any more - does this board block them now?! That's a shame.
 
ooooh, I can feel the momentum here :D so I'm gonna come hang out in your room more now :p


it seems like signature images as a whole are gone, I did once manage to get a ticker to show up in the signature preview by finangling the code page, but it never did show up on a post.
 
heheh you are welcome anytime! Hopefully momentum is contagious!!


Cals today 1540. I'm using fitday again on my iphone so won't write them all out here but suffice to say, cutting down on the snacking in between meal. Its quite motivating - when I put in my complete daily calories, it tells me "carry on like this and in 5 weeks you'll be 195lbs"...which sounds good to me and makes me want to stick to the calories each day. Funny how a simple thing can hit the right note.


Raining like mad so no cycling to work which is really irritating me. Itching to get out there and log the miles but can't bring myself to arrive at work like a drowned rat and then have to get ready all over again.


Will be seeing Mr X for 2 days in a row this week...first time in 4 months. Typical! Not complaining though! Just worried as I don't fit into any of my work suits...eek.


Went to have my hair cut and highlighted today at a new hairdressers so I was a bit worried but she did a fantastic job and I'm really pleased with it! Brilliant how a good haircut makes you feel great about yourself.


Only 7 more days until I hear if I've been promoted...urgh. The wait is killing me.
 
Asometimes just that simple tracking makes a huge difference, good work sticking to calorie targets :)
 
Hey, great that you'll be in the 190s Club in just a few weeks (or less). I don't mean that you'll be posting on that thread, just that the idea of being in the 190s, rather than the 200s, is very motivating. (I collect motivations -- I need as many as I can get! :biggrin: )


And speaking of motivations -- great for meeting Mr X, especially when you're looking fantastic with the new haircut! All the best for the promotion. :hurray:
 
Hey guys. Sorry for not posting for a few days - its been quite busy!!


I've stuck to 1500-1600 cals each day which is good - Fitday is keeping me on the right path. Not much heavy exercise as its been raining so no cycling still. Looks like the sun is coming back now though so high hopes for next week :) I did walk 4 miles yesterday though in the evening.


The eating bit is getting easier. Not craving chocolate any more and starting to feel slightly less wobbly so I'm now looking at food and thinking do I want that so much that I set myself back a little bit? and usually the answer is no.


I love my new haircut - last night was the first "wash and style" at home which any woman knows is the real test!!! Can it look/feel anywhere near as good as when you walked out of the salon? Well...yes!! WoohOOO!


noparnsips - I can't wait to be back into the 190s!!! And will def come and post in the club.
 
Originally Posted by jjjay



I love my new haircut - last night was the first "wash and style" at home which any woman knows is the real test!!! Can it look/feel anywhere near as good as when you walked out of the salon? Well...yes!! WoohOOO!
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THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS!!! :jump:
 
LOL Flumes!!!!!


Will come back and post more later about the last few days (and reply to various PMs!! Sorry I'm behind!!).


but just wanted to say:


OMG.


I am down to 202lbs. And its not the best time of the month to be standing on scales..


202. WOOHOOO!!!!


These were my aims at the 're'start:



7 June - lose 3lbs (205lbs) - done by 10 June

14 June - lose 3lbs (202lbs) (meet X) - done by 15 June

21 June - lose 3lbs (199lbs)



I now have a slightly longer term target - X's boss told me in our meeting that I might be speaking at a big event of theirs. I'm dammed if I am going to stand up there fat... I am going to be in such good shape that X's mates turn round and go "phwoaarr, she's a bit of alright!!"


So:

1 July - 197lbs ( this would be a total of 11 lbs in June so rather optimistic...)

1 Aug - 190lbs (only 7 lbs in July and I'm on hols for two weeks so will be difficult to keep up the exercise and slow down the eating!)

1 Sept - 182lbs (8lbs which is doable as long as the July impact isn't too bad)

1 Oct - 176lbs (this would make me a size 14 or US 12 which I could cope with in front of an audience of a hundred people...)


This is it. It is now serious. Seriously serious. No amount of chocolate or crap over the next 4 months is worth how good its going to feel standing up there looking hot.
 
okay dokey. A good day today. Under 1500 cals (about 1430 I think from memory - I'm logging on fitday on my iphone) and I'm back listening to Paul McKenna's neuro-programming mp3 on my phone for 20 mins each day which really cuts out the cravings/feelings of hunger. Dunno how it works, or if it is all a placebo effect, but perfectly happy to go along with fooling myself into thinking that it works....whilst its working!!


So I had a meeting with Mr X (a formal one..with his boss there) but it was great to see him again and I didn't feel too badly fat...sort of. The new haircut helped and wearing high heels (I've been avoiding heels for months now unless absolutely necessary due to a hairline fracture in my sesamoids - a running injury that is immensely painful!!). It always makes me laugh when he tries to act super normal around his boss around me, and ends up being dorky because he is trying too hard to be nonchalant. He turned up massively early for the meeting, so we had a good chat and then exchanged some texts back and forth after he left. Determined to get back on the weight loss so I can wear some of the tight fitted work shirts/skirts I was into when down at 180 lbs.


Tomorrow is promotion news day so going to allow myself some drinking afterwards - either to commiserate on not getting it or celebrate getting it but cycling to and from work so that will force me not to drink too much...


Going to go off for a run now - not sure it will be a very long one due to not having run for 8 months since I hurt my foot but I think its about time to test it as I've not had any pain for a while....and you got to start somewhere! Fingers (or toes!) crossed! WOOT - managed to run just under 2.5 miles without stopping - not bad for first run for so long and with no foot pain (yet) so maybe I have left it long enough to heal properly :) Would be fantastic to get back to regular running - it really was very effective at getting the weight off before.
 
Oh, jjjay -- I've missed so much excitement in a couple of days!


Fan-tas-tic, re the weight loss! 202 is so close to being under that magic figure (not your magic hour-glass figure! ;) I meant the figure of 200 lbs!).


And you've met up again with Mr X, :hurray: and you've been recognised in your work with the speaking at the big meeting coming up, :hurray: and you've run nearly 2.5 miles withotu pain:hurray: (which impresses me enormously! I don't think I could run five hundred yards.)


Marvellous news on all fronts! Brilliant!
 
aww thanks Noparsnips!

Well, I have had an AWESOME day!!


1) been promoted!

2) lovely big payrise!

3) cycled 20 miles to and from work

4) didn't feel tempted to snack at all

5) met Mr X's boss's boss's boss who asked me to speak at that thing.

6) absolutely no pain in my foot after yesterday's run (which has given me hope that I can get back to regular running!)


Eaten around 1400 cals for the day, but the 2 hours of cycling burned off around 500 plus cals.


Trousers feel a little bit looser and I thundered up the hill I have to cycle up on the way home.
 
an AWESOME day!!
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:party: That is absolutely brilliant!!!!!!! especially ... well, no, the promotion is absolutely brilliant, and so is the payrise, and so is the cycling and so is the strong-mindedness (the good choices, as Sarah-in-China would say) and so is the actually expressed appreciation from X-Boss3, and so is the painlessness and so are the loose trousers and so is the triumphant, sound-of-trumpets thundering up the hill!!! Well done and more than well done!! Fantastic!


:party:
 
Thanks guys!! It really is great to come in and see comments - makes me feel supported and motivated!! Plus...accountable!! hahahaha I love the phrase X-Boss3[/b]
Going to call Mr X tomorrow or Friday for a chat!


Am really happy. Another good day re eating/exercise - cycled into work despite knowing I'm heading back up north on a train this evening (so need to leave my bike and sweaty gear at work until monday night...) - before I would have used this as a reason for not being able to cycle in today so I am making progress!!


Eating was good today:

- ham sandwich for breakfast - 230 cals

- 3 cups of tea = 45 cals

- 1 bag of pretzl snack - 113 cals

- a couple of strawberries - 30 cals

- brie and cranberry baguette (not the best choice!) - 450 cals

- weight watchers mushroom and chicken pie - 320 cals


Total = 1188 cals


Bad news is I have sinusitis which has been very very painful (neuralgia along my upper jaw) over the last couple of days - even with being heavily dosed up on co-dydramol and ibuprofen and sudofed, I still haven't been able to sleep for 2 nights now...at all. I literally lie down once the pills have taken effect, sleep for half an hour and then get woken up by throbbing pain and have to stand up and walk around with a hot water bottle on my jaw for half an hour until it subsides. Must be somethign to do with the pressure building up when lying down.


Well I now feel like I've been sleep-deprevation tortured for 2 days and its taking a great deal of effort to keep functioning at work and exercising. But the good news is that I got a course of antibiotics today so once they kick in, I should get some sleep and get back to normal. Plus, these ones are pretty strong and make everything taste of metal filings which makes food seem so much less appetising.


Weigh in day tomorrow or Friday! I think there might be a difference in how clothes are fitting - definitely around the stomach area and hips - trousers aren't exactly loose but not as tight. I can really see a difference in going up stairs/cycling/exercise - I feel a lot less out of breath and the hills aren't bothering me like they were a few weeks ago. My time to work is also getting shorter each day. I also caught sight of my rear in the mirror in the work cloakroom and rather than thinking how wide it looked, I thought "ooh, that's looker better" - so, am getting back into the "wiggle" of it hehehe!!!


All of this adds to the motivation to keep on going!!!
 
AGood job jjjay!
You are making good progress and good choices! That's the way to make it last this time! We're here to help you any way we can!
Sarah
 
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